Newark Unveils Civilian Police-Review Board

Panel’s authority will include binding recommendations and subpoena power

NEWARK—Responding to growing public concern about overly aggressive policing, city officials unveiled what they and others touted as one of the country’s strongest civilian police-review boards, one with subpoena power and the authority to make binding recommendations.

Mayor Ras Baraka’s announcement Thursday came on the heels of protests in New York and other U.S. cities prompted by the death of a 25-year-old Baltimore man, who lost...